Well, I'm excited to say that I more than met my 2017 Audiobook Challenge goal! If you want to see what the Audiobook Challenge is all about, you can read up on Caffeinated Reviewer's final 2017 post of the year. I chose the Stenographer level of 10-15 audiobooks for the year and managed way more than that. Let's look at the list.
- BABYLON'S ASHES by James SA Corey
- WRITE TO MARKET by Chris Fox
- AN UNWELCOME QUEST by Scott Meyer
- HEARTLESS by Marissa Meyer
- EARTH ALONE by Daniel Arenson
- THE HANDMAID’S TALE by Margaret Atwood
- COLLAPSING EMPIRE by John Scalzi
- A SCONE TO DIE FOR by HY Hanna
- EARTH RISING by Daniel Arenson
- INDEPENDENCE by Nick Webb
- GODS OF RISK: AN EXPANSE NOVELLA by James SA Corey
- LAUNCH TO MARKET: EASY MARKETING FOR AUTHORS by Chris Fox
- STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND by Robert A Heinlein
- TEA WITH MILK AND MURDER by HY Hanna
- THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J Maas
- CROWN OF MIDNIGHT by Sarah J Maas
- TWO DOWN, BUN TO GO by HY Hanna
- EARTH FIRE by Daniel Arenson
- DEFY THE STARS by Claudia Gray
- THE ILLUMINAE FILES by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
- TILL DEATH DO US TART by HY Hanna
- ARTEMIS by Andy Weir
- STRANGE DOGS by James SA Corey
I thought I would be done with the audiobook I'm listening to right now before the New Year but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. But still, 23 audiobooks is a great showing for me and a heck of a lot more listening than I thought I would do. I'm pleased with my results!
What was my favorite audiobook of the year?
I think it's a tie between DEFY THE STARS which not only had great narration but also a fantastic storyline and ARTEMIS which I just wrote about in this week's Book Chat. ARTEMIS combined great storytelling with an awesome narrator as well, Rosario Dawson. I loved both of these to death! Coming in third place was definitely HANDMAID'S TALE narrated by Claire Danes. She was the perfect narrator for that story.
2018 Audiobook Challenge
For 2018, I'm going to up my game to the level of “My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+” audiobooks. I'm currently listening to my audiobooks at 1.5x speed so I might try increasing that to 2x speed. We'll see if I'm comfortable with that!
Want to participate in the 2018 Audiobook Challenge? Head on over to Caffeinated Reviewer and sign up!
Wow you did great with this challenge! 23 audiobooks sounds like a lot. And I am happy to see so many HY Hanna books in that list, I really enjoy her books. I hope you can reach the 30 next year. I’ll have to check out Defy the Stars and see if it sounds like something I would enjoy.
I was surprised by how many books I listened to this year, but with all the walking I did, I guess I shouldn’t be! I get a lot of listening done while out in the park. I think you would really like DEFY THE STARS. It has all the elements you usually like in a YA sci-fi book.
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You know I love audiobooks! I’ll bet Defy the Stars was amazing as an audiobook—maybe I’ll listen before I read the sequel.
DEFY THE STARS in audiobook was soooooo good. The male narrator who did Abel’s voice had the perfect almost-android inflection. It was delightful. Highly recommend!
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Congrats on winning at the challenge! Good luck with your 2018 goals!
Thanks! I’ve gotta get listening, pronto. The weather here has been truly disgusting and I haven’t been walking outside and listening as much as I’d like. Gotta hit the treadmill!
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